Hey guys,
It’s been hectic around here and I apologize for neglecting you, but a lot of the stuff I’ve been working on for the past month had NDA’s attached so I’ve been unable to blog about it.
I know, I know. The excuses are pathetic.
Back to business though…
Earlier this year I did this piece for Scholastic for a short story called “Gracie,” based on a film about a high school girl fighting for the chance to play soccer on the boys’ team at her school (where there was no girls’ team).
The cool thing is that this was for Scholastic, which means that a hundred billion middle-schoolers across the country got to see it and read aloud Gracie’s story. I can only hope that my buttoned-down, conservatively styled illustrations were still fun enough to keep them interested.
I did this piece a while back–even before the “Crash Course” piece a couple of months ago, but the way I did the clouds and the grass background on this are what inspired a good two months’ worth of experimentation that isn’t anywhere close to being done.
Also, I was particularly proud of the crazy colors on this piece, and the art director liked them as well, however the POWERS THAT BE thought that a green cloud and a pink sky were too off-the-wall for the teeny boppers to handle. So I did a more “natural” colored version which isn’t shown here.
That’s all for now, thanks for reading!
–Frank
p.s. I’m going to be at San Diego Comic Con for a day or two. I don’t have a home base yet, but if there is any expressed interest, I will consider bringing some original drawings to peddle while I’m there. Email me at frank@frankstockton.com if you’d be interested in seeing anything in particular or in general.
11 Comments
Add Yours →So awesome. I have been looking forward to an update. Your illustrations have such a strong visual language about them. Also, thanks for sharing your process.
At least The Suits didn't ask you to make anyone look more like Miley Sirus or Zack Efron…
I love the motion you captured in this. Glad you're back and posting!
Thanks for the update. Too bad they didn't want to keep those pretty green clouds.
Solid piece , nice movement , & I love the color scheme.
I like where you took this one Frank
Like you said yourself,
very nice palette on this one.
Hey Frank,
Love the colour palette, movement and expressions on this one. The boys expressions of surprise at being beaten by a girl and Gracie's expression of determination.
Always great to see other artists process too – Lovely stuff.
I would very much like to see the published version if you wouldn't mind posting it.
…Oh! And I love your work. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Love this piece. Terrific!
I think the colors are fantastic! It's great how it doesn't read as odd at all. The light green on her knees as the color gets washed out by the light reads as skin still. This is a great piece!
I love the pink sky and green clouds. No, it's not odd! It seems so naturally flow into the whole piece. Love it.